Denny Habecker
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I saw Gary Deal lift many years ago at a Senior Nationals and was very impressed with his lifting. If I remember correctly, he would put his right hand on the bar and then use his left hand to wrap the fingers of the right hand around the bar before gripping the bar with his left hand. I thought he lifting incredible considering the handicap he was dealing with.
I don’t know the answer to getting more people involved. I have put up posters all over town [ all local high schools, YMCA, local gyms and many businesses]advertising a meet between teams from England, Scotland and the USA and got maybe 10 people coming to watch. I have tried to get many guys at gyms where I trained to try the All-round lifts or to come to a meet with no or little success. One problem is the distance that must be traveled to compete if I don’t hold the meet myself. A lot of people don’t have the time or money to travel great distances to meets. Also a lot of people are reluctant to try anything new.
Ruth,
I don’t go on facebook at all right now because every time I log on to facebook my computer locks up on me. [ I know,Al, I need a new computer.] It doesn’t suprise me about Ramos. I always wondered how he could stay that strong and look the musculer at his age.Great Choice. Good job Chad!
Regarding Dan’s comment that he doesn’t believe a person could be as strong as a person who trains regularly. I worked at Wernersville State Hospital back in the early 60’s. There was a patient there who weighed about 285 lbs. and never touched a barbell in his life. He was very lazy and had a big gut. We had a hard time getting him off his butt to do anything. But when he was in a good mood he was very playful. One day he lifted my buddy [a 200 pounder], who also worked there, over his head. Another time he lifted the back end of my buddy’s 1956 Chevy up so that the wheels were off the ground. Another time after I, with the help of another patient, took my motor scooter down some steps to get it out of the rain, he carried it back up for me easily by himself.
I agree with the 3 officials being a problem. I only have 1 offical here in my immediate area to judge my lifts. I will do them anyhow and submit them and Steve can accept them or not.
I would have liked to be there, but I would have been the only member of my club to lift,so I lifted in the Pa. State Weightlifting Championships at York Barbell instead.
I just want to say the meet would not have gone as well as it did without Al Meyers. He announced,kept score, and lifted all at the same time. He also lifted well enough to be the meet’s outstanding lifter while doing everything else.
Randy,
check page 3 of the forum. We have hotels listed there.Congrats Dennis
Thanks Eric
Well, the entry deadline has passed and I have 10 entries [including myself]. I got an e-mail from Joe Ciavattone asking if he and Joe Jr. could still enter by the end of the week if Joe Jr. didn’t have to work. I will except late entries, if I know their coming, till the end of the week. Anyone entering after that can lift, but will not get an award. So far the entries are: Al Myers, Art Montini, Dennis Mitchell, Chad Ullom, Brianna Ullom, James Fuller, Randy Smith, Frank Ciavattone, and Colleen Richards Lane. Because of the small numbers, the meet will be held in my backyard, under a tent again, like the 2010 Nationals.
From Judy-
Just want all the lifters and their supporters to know that food will be available at our home on Friday evening, after weigh-in Saturday and Sunday, breakfast will be available until half-hour (9:30) before meet start, and Saturday evening a meal will be served. Sunday afternoon- evening a banquet style meal will be served. So Please come to our home to all of the above or whenever you wish. Please, if you can ,let me know when you’ll be attending, so I can be sure to prepare enough food. Also, please let me know of any allergies so I can serve food safely, Thanks See you June 28,29,30, Hope all have a safe trip, There is a Holiday Inn Express about 5 minutes from our home, Phone Number is717-273-9800–2205 East Cumberland Street and a Day’s Inn with phone number–717-273-6771 at 625 Quentin Road which is about 5 miles from our home.I am thinking about coming to the Club Championships, but it will only be Judy and me if we come. The Pa. State Weightlifing Championships are the day before at York Barbell. I have to make a decision soon as to which one to do as I can’t do both.
Congratulations Dave.
The meet will be in my back yard again and Judy will be suppying the food. We will have a donation jar for the banquet.
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